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Uncinulina polymorpha

Holothuroidea - Stichopitidae

Taxonomy
Uncinulina polymorpha was named by Terquem (1862). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Uncinulina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Uncinulina polymorpha Terquem figs. pl. 5 fig. 7f
1952Uncinulina polymorpha Deflandre-Rigaud p. 7
1972Uncinulina polymorpha Mostler p. 14
1976Uncinulina polymorpha Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyStichopitidae
genusUncinulina
speciespolymorpha

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Uncinulina polymorpha Terquem 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:09:31
Modified: 2010-02-11 06:36:04
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available